(Akiit.com) “So should I be a glamour model?” 20-year-old ‘CarmellaLondon’ a.k.a. Claudia Aderotimi, self-described model, actress, singer, and dancer, tweeted to her hundred-or-so followers last month. “I wanna be famous.” The young woman’s words take on an eerie new meaning this week as details surrounding her sudden death emerge. Reports ...
(Akiit.com) Amid two weeks of protests and labor strikes in Egypt, President Hosni Mubarak has finally resigned and the military now has taken control. Thousands of Egyptians are celebrating in the streets and the Egyptian Army is reportedly going to dismiss the rest of the cabinet. Some black writers have ...
(Akiit.com) The whole issue of the poor representation for the poorest council district in the City of Los Angeles is never more in evidence than when you look at the disparities between the quality of life between the people and their city council representation. Particularly, pay inequity between Bernard Parks, ...
(Akiit.com) A mother recently said to me, “My Life is Not for Me;” my response…and whose fault is that?” More often than not, it appears as though life: work, children, obligations, suffering health, appointments, exercise, school, commitments, family, pets, church the list is endless, keeps us moving in the fast ...
(Akiit.com) With Valentine’s Day happening next week, I thought this encore offering of “The Undeniable Reaction to Attraction” would be fitting. I hope you enjoy it. Next week will be my prologue to Valentine’s Day after the day devoted to romance has lost its glow * * * He reached ...
(Akiit.com) With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith, we will be able to work ...
(Akiit.com) As black people, we can finally get away from the racist “one drop of blood” rule and celebrate our diversity… He was really funny. I seem to recall that he was especially good at climbing things. He had a thing about The Six Million Dollar Man, as many 8-year-old ...
(Akiit.com) It’s the kind of conversation the so called “black bourgeoisie” loves to talk about — ‘how far we’ve come.’ And this Sunday as Super Bowl parties get under way, folks will find a way to rationalize the good things that have happened with the black coach in the NFL. ...
(Akiit.com) Find jobs for the 650,000 ex-cons who come home every year, as several really good programs are already doing. In an ideal America, our president would have told us Tuesday night about his plan not only for fixing the jobs crisis but also for making it so that the ...
(Akiit.com) In 2004, rappers M-1 and stic.man, together known as the politically-charged rap group Dead Prez, released the lead single to their sophomore album (Revolutionary But Gangsta), “Hell Yeah (Pimp the System).” The song and accompanying video detail various money-making schemes, all of the illegal variety, from the long-con of ...
(Akiit.com) This week, Steve Harvey, comedian extraordinaire and self-proclaimed expert on black love, saw his own personal life flung into the spotlight when his ex-wife posted a series of videos on YouTube airing her dirty laundry with the so-called “King of Comedy.” Mary Shackelford was married to Harvey for ten ...
(Akiit.com) The Jacksons. The Osmonds. The Winans. And now let’s add the Smiths to the list. In the tradition of showbiz families, looks like Will and Jada Smith are in fast pursuit to transform their family into an entertainment dynasty. Will Smith’s newest stage dad project is remaking the classic ...